Carol Shelton Rendezvous Rose 2008
Carol Shelton, Mendocino County, Rendezvous Rose 2008 The nose is vibrantly fruity, evocative of fresh raspberries and herbs. In the mouth it is dry and fruity, with a little warmth. The RS adds some weight, filling our the wine and amplifying the...
Duca del Frassino Garganega Pinot Grigio 2009
Ducca del Frassino, Venezie IGT, Garganega Pinot Grigio 2009 This is amazingly New World in styling. In the nose the fruit is overt and fresh, reminiscent of banana and other fruits of a tropical persuasion. In the mouth the fresh fruit theme...
Chateau Pajzos Tokaji 3 puttonyos 2003
Chateau Pajzos, Tokaji, Aszu, 3 Puttonyos, 2003 The nose sports dried fruits, honey, a sense of Amontillado's nuttiness, a bit of mustiness and wet hay, the appropriate volatility as well as a touch of spiritousness. In the mouth it is thick,...
Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2008
Selbach-Oster, Mosel, Zeltinger, Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Kabinett 2008 Give this wine a bit of air to blow off most of the reductive character, then the peaches will start to come through. In the mouth it is the Sweetarts of my youth, today destined...
Brundlmayer Kamptaler Terrassen Riesling 2008
Weingut Brundlmayer, Kamptaler, Terrassen, Riesling 2008 The nose features limes circled by flowers, very perfumed. In the mouth it is the concentrated essence of limes tempered by a touch of RS - delicious. Estate bottled in Langenlois in Kamptal...
Domaine Vacheron Sancerre 2008
Domaine Vacheron, Sancerre 2008 The nose sports minerality and lime. In the mouth you'll find concentrated citrus, a sense of austerity, a very dry wine with overt minerality - very nice and very long. The only thing missing is the chevre. The...
Jayson Napa Valley Red 2005
Jayson, Napa Valley, Red 2005 This Bordeaux-style blend is opulently fruity and imminently approachable - no need to let this dawdle in the cellar. Our good friend Richard Trost brought this to dinner last night and we enjoyed it with a roasted...
Kathryn Kennedy Reserve Syarh 2002
Kathryn Kenndy, Santa Cruz Mountains, Maridon Vineyard, Reserve, Syrah 2002 This was a delicious wine and I can't tell you why for the notes are in a journal that I've misplaced. Yet I feel compelled to share the story - sometimes the deliciousness...
Chronicle Zinfandels 2006
Proprietor Mike Hengehold was on hand at ZAP today in San Francisco to showcase his Zin portfolio. He is sourcing fruit from vines that were planted in the Russian River long before I was born. The fruit hangs well into October yet achieves sugars...
Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2004
Petaluma, Piccadilly Valley, Chardonnay 2004 The nose offers toastiness, freshly split oak and vanilla with a sense of ripe, tropical fruit. In the mouth the viscosity is matched by steely acidity, combining the best of Burgundian austerity and...